Capitalization Rules
Which word needs to be capitalized in this sentence? What rule number is it?
she likes to watch football.
Rule 1
What names a person, place, thing or idea?
Noun
Is 'Pam' a common noun (c) or proper noun (p)?
PROPER (P)
A green bug ran to the tree slowly.
How would you label the word 'ran' in that sentence?
VERB (V)
Name the 7 subject pronouns.
I, we, he, she, it, they, you
Which word needs to be capitalized in this sentence? What rule number is it?
I went to the zoo with chris.
Chris
Rule 2
To find an adjective, what questions do we ask?
(HINT: Think about the adjective jingle.)
What kind? Which one? How many?
Is 'tiger' a singular noun (S) or plural noun (P)?
singular (S)
What are our article adjectives?
A, an, the
What are the 5 parts that make a sentence complete?
1. Subject
2. Verb
3. Makes sense
4. Capital Letter
5. Punctuation Mark
Which words need to be capitalized in this sentence? What rule numbers are they?
mike was born in march.
Mike, March
Rule 2, 4 (1 is ok too)
What are the SIX parts of speech we have learned?
Noun (SN), Verb (V), Adjective (Adj), Adverb (Adv), Preposition (P), Pronoun (Pro)
Do we ever have Subject Pronouns or Possessive Pronouns in our noun chart?
NO!!!!! :)
When classifying our sentences, our adverb ALWAYS goes AFTER what?
Adverb ALWAYS goes AFTER the verb
If you have a sentence that is asking something, what punctuation mark goes at the end?
A question mark (?)
Which words need to be capitalized in this sentence? What rule numbers did you use?
my dad and i went to new york in june.
My, I, New York, June
Rule 1, 3, 4 and 5
What is the definition of a preposition and how do we label it?
A preposition connects a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence. We label it with a 'P'.
What words would go in the noun chart in this sentence?
They rode slowly to the barn on their tired horses.
(HINT: There are 2 and they are BOTH OP)
barn (OP)
horses (OP)
The little mouse ran quickly into the tall grass.
How would you label the word 'tall' in that sentence?
Adjective (Adj)
The cat likes to play.
Add these words into the sentence above in the correct spot: orange, small, outside
'The small orange cat likes to play outside.'
Name all 5 capitalization rules we have learned.
1. Capitalize the first word of a sentence.
2. Capitalize the names of people.
3. Capitalize the pronoun 'I'.
4. Capitalize the days of the week and months of the year.
5. Capitalize cities and states.
What is the definition of a pronoun? What are the two pronouns we have learned?
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. We have learned Subject Pronoun (SP) and Possessive Pronoun (PP).
Is 'children' a singular noun (S) or plural noun (P)?
The tired little children cried for their mother today.
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence and how do we classify it?
'for their mother' **REMEMBER: no prepositional phrases!
for - Preposition (P)
their - Possessive Pronoun (PP)
mother - Object of the Preposition (OP)
The boy drives today.
Add these phrases into the sentence above in the correct order: 'into the park' 'after school'.
Change your noun into a Subject Pronoun! Say the new sentence out loud.
*BONUS POINTS if you classify it!*
He drives into the park today after school.
(SP V P A OP Adv P OP)
OR
He drives into the park after school today.
(SP V P A OP P OP Adv)